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Voters head to the polls Tuesday in Virginia to decide their next governor in a race that has been closely watched as a bellwether for the political climate ahead of the 2018 midterm elections and a test of President Donald Trump ’s influence in the only southern state he lost in the 2016

Dana Boente, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia who temporarily took over as acting U.S. attorney general, has stepped down. Earlier this year, Boente briefly replaced Sally Yates as acting attorney general after President Donald Trump fired Yates for refusing to defend his

While Anne Holton may have resigned from her position as Virginia’s secretary of education last month following the selection of her husband, Tim Kaine , as Hillary Clinton ’s running mate, she leaves behind a legacy of service for children and foster youth in the state. “During her tenure, Anne

Donald Trump assailed Hillary Clinton 's running mate Sen. Tim Kaine , D-Virginia, for allegedly accepting thousands of dollars of gifts while serving in the Virginia statehouse, suggesting there was a double standard for former Gov. Bob McDonnell , who was prosecuted for his acceptance of gifts

During the eight years in which Sen. Tim Kaine served as the lieutenant governor and governor of Virginia, he disclosed that he accepted more than $160,000 worth of gifts. The gifts, which were legal and mostly travel to and from political events, could now come under a harsher spotlight now that

The Supreme Court only has one scheduled day left this term, and that means the justices are expected to hand down opinions in the remaining cases on Monday. Those include cases on abortion , government corruption and a ban on gun ownership by individuals convicted of domestic violence offenses.

Dan Abrams is ABC News' legal analyst. This article originally appeared on his new law and crime site LawNewz.com . Opinions expressed below are solely those of the author. As the 2016 campaign heats up, so too the clarion calls for Hillary Clinton to be charged with a federal crime stemming from

By MICHAEL FALCONE (@michaelpfalcone) NOTABLES FIVE THINGS GOP CONGRESS EXPECTED TO TACKLE IN NEW YEAR: New Republican majorities poised to take control of Capitol Hill this week have a to-do list that will challenge the White House during President Obama’s final two years in office....

Want to know what trends will dominate the NFL in five years? Attend a high school or small-college football game. Because tactics on display during the NFL's opening weekend were high school and small college all the way. The big ideas on offense in the NFL in recent seasons -- the zone-read rush,